September 12, 1914 



HORTICULTURE 



'401 



Flower Market Reports 



A very backward and un- 

 BOSTON interesting condition 

 dominates the trade, re- 

 tail as well as .wholesale. Roses are 

 the chief occupants of the storerooms, 

 after asters and gladioli, and they are 

 fully as difficult to move as the last 

 named. There are a few carnations 

 of acceptable quality coming in, but 

 they would not be greatly missed if 

 they stayed on the farm, as there is 

 nothing doing in the market. As be- 

 fore stated, gladioli and asters are a 

 bad load for the wholesaler to carry 

 just now. Lily of the valley has 

 moved up a peg in price, this being 

 probably due to the expected scarcity 

 of pips later on. 



A very dull market and 

 BUFFALO very little business. As- 

 ters have come upon us 

 in very heavy quantity and the outlet 

 is practically closed for any ordinary 

 or poor quality. Of course there are 

 sales for the fancy stock though at 

 this writing tliese are coming in very 

 heavy. Tliere has been no let up on 

 gladioli and only the good varieties 

 have any sale and at prices way below 

 previous years. New crops of roses 

 are coming on heavier each day and 

 the sales have not been up to the 

 mark. The weather has been warm 

 and it has been a problem to 

 keep anything in salable condition. 

 With the amount of lilies coming in 

 it resembles Easter and the prices 

 have been and are so low that the 

 growers can hardly realize the cost of 

 the bulbs. An early reaction is hoped 

 for. 



There is no material im- 

 CHICAGO provement in trade con- 

 ditions. The first week 

 of September was considered fair till 

 Friday, when all demand ceased and 

 some report that day as the worst in 

 their history. Saturday was also dull 

 and the opening of the second week 

 so far has been far from satisfactory. 

 The shipping orders have fallen off 

 materially, but as there is not a large 

 supply of good stock coming in, there 

 is no great accumulation. Chrysanthe- 

 mums are more in evidence and 

 Smith's Advance is furnishing the 

 white with Golden Glow for yellow. 

 Early asters are gone and some better 

 ones of the later varieties are taking 

 their places. Roses are in good con- 

 dition and buyers have plenty of varie- 

 ties from which to select. Taking the 

 summer season as a whole, roses have 

 been offered worthy of a larger de- 

 mand. Carnations are improving daily 

 but demand is light. Ivilies are hard 

 to move. Gladioli seem likely to fin- 

 ish the season without change, gen- 

 erally poor in money return but good 

 in quality of stock. At E. C. 

 Amling's, Manager John Michaelson 

 says there is little good stock 

 going to waste, for though de- 

 mand is light, stock is coming in in 

 comparatively small quantities. 



Last week's market 

 CINCINNATI was featured princi- 

 pally by a great in- 

 flu.x of home-grown asters. Everyone 

 about this city who grew this flower 

 seemed to be in full crop and with 



RIBBONS, BASKETS, CHIFFONS 



IF you want special ribbons to 

 match any of the newer Roses, 

 we have them. Our stock is 

 complete. While there may be 

 some shortage in Imported Ribbons 

 and Chiffons, we are fortunate in 

 having a good stock of American- 

 made Ribbons that for quality can- 

 not be surpassed, and while prices 

 have advanced on some lines, we 

 intend to stick to former quotations 

 until forced to raise by the manu- 

 facturers charging us more. If you 

 want the best in this line, send to 

 us. 



BASKETS — This line we annexed 

 to our list about six months ago 

 and offer an extensive assortment 

 in plain and decorated Baskets in 

 colors and shapes that are sure to 

 please and at moderate prices. 



These are American baskets and 

 much superior to the poorly made 

 imported stock — and offered at 

 even lower prices. 



Drop us a postal and our represen- 

 tative will call with full particulars. 



We continue closing at 5 P. M. until 

 Sept. 12. 



S. S. PENNOGK-MEEHAN CO. 



TNE ''""HSikSs OF PHILADELPHIA 



NEW TORS PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE WASHINGTON 



117 W. 28tfa Si. I6«8.I620 Inaion Si. Franklin and Si. Paul Si. 1216 H Si., N. W. 



WHOLESALE FLOWER MARKETS 



TRADE PRICES — Per 100 



TO DEALERS ONLY 



Roses 



Am. Beauty, Special 



" " Fancy and Extra 



No. I 



Killaraey, Richmond, Extra 



" " Ordinary 



Hillingdon, Ward, Sunburst, Extra- ... 

 *' *' " Ordinary. 



Maryland, Taft, Extra 



*' " Ordinary...! 



Russell, Shawyer 



Carnations, Fancy 



" Ordinary 



Cattleyas 



Lilies. LoDgiflorum 



Lily of the Valley 



Asters , 



BOSTON 



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ST. LOUiS 



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.00 

 .00 



Gladioli 



Com Flower 



Chrysanthemums 



Dahlias 



Sweet Peas 



Gardenias 



Adianium 



Smilax ■ 



Asparagus Plumosus, Strings (100) . 

 " ** & Spren. (100 Bchs.) . 



.35 to 



20.00 



13.00 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 2. 00 



4.00 

 2.00 

 6.00 

 2.00 

 12.00 

 1.50 



■75 



40.00 



400 



5.00 



.75 

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 13.50 



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4.00 



2.00 

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40.00 

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1. 00 

 10.00 



35.00 



15.00 



25.00 

 15.00 

 8.00 

 6,00 

 2.00 

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 3-00 



5.00 



2.00 

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3.00 

 1.5c 



50.00 

 8.00 

 4.00 



4.00 



3.00 



1.25 



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 50.00 



25.00 



PHILA. 



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20.00 



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I9<50 



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 6.00 

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300 



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1.00 



20.CO 

 50.00 

 50.00 



their cuts helped to overload the 

 wholesale houses. The demand re- 

 mained about the same as at the last 

 writing. Shipping business is picking 

 up somewhat. Every seasonable va- 

 riet.v of roses is in a heavy supply 

 most of them very good but meet 

 with only an ordinary call. Carna- 

 tions are received in moderate supply 

 Gladioli are very plentiful. 



Reports f ro m all 

 NEW YORK classes of dealers in- 

 dicate a very slow 

 business, the volume of trade being 

 greatly shrunken from the average of 

 recent years. The entire cessation of 

 all steamer trade helped in the gener- 

 al downward trend. Last Saturday a 

 little ripple of encouraging activity 



struck the wholesale market and was 

 a genuine surprise, pleasing the deal- 

 ers who were almost afraid to show 

 their delight for fear they would 

 frighten it away again. The first part 

 of this week shows a trifling improve- 

 ment in demand over last week, but 

 there is such an overwhelming deluge 

 of material to be moved that this 

 makes but faint impression on the 

 general result. 



Business con- 

 PHILADELPHIA tinues very quiet, 

 as is usual at this 

 season. The only little ripple was the 

 opening of the Snellenburg flower de- 

 partment, which used up quite a bit 

 of stock. Roses were plentiful last 



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